INDEX. 



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posed to be improved -when 



goats are kept in the stables 567 

 Hounds, packs of, mode of pur- 

 suing the hare 260 



lluinming-birds, why motionless 



in the air 772 



II umming-birds, why so called ... 773 



Humming-birds, flight of 774 



Humming-birds, why do they fly 



at the eyes of their adversaries. . . 775 

 Humming-birds, why are the nests 



of warm 777 



Humming - birds, why is their 



plumage gorgeous .. 778 



Hunting, why is it an instinctive 



sport among men 599 



Hybernating animals, why are 



they enabled to live throughout 



the winter without food or 



motion ... ... ... ... 406 



Hyenas, why are they denominated 



scavengers 316 



Idiocy, form of the head charac- 

 teristic of 55 



Inccssores, in-aes-so'-rees, why so 



named 684 



Incessores, also called passeres ... 685 

 Infants, why is milk when mixed 



with water most suitable for ... 102 

 Infants, why is the hearing of, in- 

 distinct 145 



Insecta, in-seck'-ta 164 



Insectivora, in-seck-iiv'-o-ra, why 



is the second sub-order of car- 



naria so called 192 



Insectivorous, in-teck-tio'-o-rus, 



birds, useful offices of 220 



Instinct, differs from reason ... 618 

 Internal organs, why concealed 



from sight 104 



Invertebrata, in-vert-e-bra'-ta ... 166 

 Isle of Dogs, why so called ... 258 

 Jacana, jn-ka'-na, why has it toes 



of extraordinary length 911 



Jacana, why has it sharpened spurs 



on the corner of each wing ... 912 

 Jackal, why is it called " the lion's 



provider" 312 



Jackal, track of, followed by the 



tiger 313 



Jack, why are the fins nearest its 



gills continually moving ... 1141 



Jack, why arc pike so called ... 1073 



John Dory, why so called 1110 



Joints, why can they bear so much 



use 48 



Joints, peculiarities in the structure 49 

 Kanguroos, why included in the 



order of marsupialia 336 



Kanguroo, why has it powerful 



posterior organs 341 



Kanguroo and giraffe, locomotion 



contrasted 342 



Kangaroo, why is its bounding 



movements adapted to its habits 343 

 Kanguroos, why are their heads 



and fore-paws small 345 



Kingfisher, how is its bill adapted 



for obtaining food 790 



Kingfishers, why have they small 



feet 792 



Knee-pan, prominence of 5tf 



Lamprey, why has it a cartila- 

 ginous mouth 1042 



Lark, why rs the hind claw so long 755 

 Lark, what use are its long claws 757 

 Lemmings, why do they migrate 

 from their settlements ... ... 373 



Lemmings, what are the peculiar 



habits of 374 



Lemurs-, why are they included, in 

 the same order with monkeys ... 180 



Lemurs, why so called 181 



Leopard, why so called 321 



Leopard, distinction between it 



and the panther 322 



Leptocardia, lep-to-card'-e-a, why 

 is the first order of fishes so 



called 1038 



Ligaments 68 



Linnet, why is the female mistaken 



for the male 759 



Lions, why provided with large 



manes 209 



Lion, why termed king of the 



forest ' 210 



Lion, encounter with 212 



Lion, why is the tongue of, rough 214 

 Lion, why does he wait for the 

 giraffe in the neighbourhood of 



water 218 



Lion, why does, it attack the giraffe 



when in the act of drinking ... 566 

 Lip, why is it an indication of 



disease when blanched 80 



Liver, how are its functions per- 

 formed 88 



Liver, how does it maintain its 



position in the body Ill 



Lizards, why is the monitor so 



called 1037 



Llama, why are the toes of sepa- 

 rated and pointed 524 



Lophobranchia, lo-fo-brank'-e-a, 

 why is the fifth sub-order of 



fishes so named 1113 



Love-birds, why named 829 



Lump-fish, peculiar habits of ... 1112 



Lungs 82 



Lungs, how do they indicate 

 whether an infant has been born 



alive or dead 84 



Lungs, of their earliest action ... 85 

 Lungs, how do they retain their 



position in the body Ill 



Macaws, why so named 800 



Magpie, adapted for either a tree 



or ground bird 746 



Magpies, why called pilfering 



birds 747 



Magpie, why does one alone por- 

 tend bad weather 748 



Malay, why is the race so called ... 6 

 Mammalia, mam-rnu-le-a ... ... 1G4 



Man, what are the priiicipal 



varieties of the human race ... I 

 Man, why is one of the types called 



